STORY: Musical concert builds China-Malaysia cultural bridge
SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 6, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:54
LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the performance
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): P'NG TEAN HWA, UCSI's Institute of Music director
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HONGWEI, President of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU XIAOTING, Chinese student at UCSI University

STORYLINE:

Audiences were thrilled to be serenaded by performers at a cross-border exchange concert held in Kuala Lumpur that brought together Chinese artists and their Malaysian counterparts in a grand performance.
   
Held at the Recital Hall of Malaysia's UCSI University late Thursday, the concert was co-organized by the university's Institute of Music and Tianjin Conservatory of Music to a wide audience of more than 300, comprising students, the local community, as well as Chinese expatriates and international students in Malaysia.

Faculty members and students from UCSI University took the stage first to deliver a captivating performance, followed by artists from Tianjin Conservatory of Music, who showcased their exquisite skills, performing a selection of classic Chinese and Malaysian pieces.
   
The Chinese artists presented a diverse array of performances, including piano, violin, cello, traditional Chinese instruments such as erhu and pipa, as well as vocal performances, to the great delight of onlookers.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): P'NG TEAN HWA, UCSI's Institute of Music director
"Both parties expressed our eagerness to enter into a more formal collaboration using music as the perfect medium to further continue the many years of diplomatic ties between China and Malaysia."

For his part, Wang Hongwei, president of Tianjin Conservatory of Music and a renowned Chinese singer, emphasized that artistic exchange is a vital means of fostering mutual understanding between people.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG HONGWEI, President of Tianjin Conservatory of Music
"We hope to build a bridge through music that allows more people to understand Chinese culture and invites more people to promote the friendship between China and Malaysia."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU XIAOTING, Chinese student at UCSI University
"The friendship between two nations lies in the connection between their people, and the most important aspect of this connection is mutual understanding and exchange of cultures. As international students, we are truly delighted to contribute our own efforts to such a grand cultural exchange event."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kuala Lumpur.
(XHTV)